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North Central Regional
Hyslop Sports Center • Grand Forks
Friday’s Action
South Dakota State vs. Augustana, 6 p.m.
Neb.-Kearney vs. Minn.-Duluth, 8 p.m.
Saturday’s Action
North Dakota (26-1) vs.
S.D. State/Augustana winner, 6 p.m.
North Dakota State vs.
UN-Kearney/UM-Duluth winner, 8 p.m.
Sunday’s Game
Championship, 6 p.m.
Tournament Notes: For the second-straight year, UND has been
selected as
the site for the North Central Regional tournament. The three-day
tournament starts Friday at 6 p.m. and will conclude with Sunday’s
6
p.m. championship contest.
The winner of this tournament advances to the NCAA Division II Elite
Eight held March 17-20 in Pine Bluff, Ark. The North Central Region
champ will meet the South Atlantic Region champ in the quarterfinal
round.
The tournament ticket package is $28. The package, which is for reserved
seating, will be available to UND season ticketholders and Fighting
Sioux Club members Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the
Hyslop Sports Center ticket office. The tournament package will be
available to the public Wednesday at 9 a.m. at UND and at any
Ticketmaster outlet.
Individual game tickets go on sale Friday at 9 a.m. at UND and at
any
Ticketmaster outlet. Reserved tickets are $10. Adult general admission
tickets are $8 and college and high school students, with an ID, are
$5.
Team Notes: NORTH DAKOTA is making its 13th trip to the NCAAs
and 10th
consecutive. The Fighting Sioux won the North Central Conference and
have a 26-1 record ... South Dakota State is 20-7 and coached by Nancy
Neiber. The Jackrabbits, who finished third in the NCC, are making
their
sixth NCAA appearance and first since 1996 ... Augustana is 18-9 and
is
coached by Dave Krauth. The Vikings are making their seventh NCAA
appearance and first since 1997 ... Nebraska-Kearney won the Rocky
Mountain Athletic Conference and is 26-3. Amy Stephens is the head
coach
and has the Lopers in their fourth-straight NCAA tournament ...
Minnesota-Duluth won the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference and
is
18-9. The Bulldogs are coached by Karen Stromme who has the squad
in its
third NCAA tournament and first since 1996 ... North Dakota State
is
making its 14th straight trip to the NCAA postseason and is coached
by
Amy Ruley. The Bison went 23-4 this season ...
Last Action: Jenny Crouse scored 27 points to go with 11 rebounds
and
seven blocked shots to power UND to a 62-53 win over Nebraska-Omaha.
Crouse’s performance allowed her to become the NCC’s all-time
leader in
scoring and rebounds.
Jenny Hoffner had a career-high 17 points to lead UND to the 85-60
win
over Northern Colorado to close the regular season.
Player of Week: For the sixth time this season, North Dakota
had a
player named NCC Player of the Week. Katie Richards was named Feb.
8.
She was also picked on Dec. 14. Crouse was chosen Jan. 4, 18 &
25, while
Pudenz was selected Dec. 21.
Crouse & NCC: In the NCC career charts, Crouse is:
•1st, Blocked shots, 285
•1st, FG percentage, 64%
•1st, Field goals made, 538
•1st, Rebounds, 663
•1st, Scoring, 1,342
NCC Notes: Crouse finished as the NCC leader in scoring (20.7
ppg),
rebounds (10.4 rpg) and blocked shots (4.94 bpg) ... Pudenz topped
the
league in assists (6.56 apg) ... Richards led in three-point field
goal
percentage (47.2 percent) ... The Fighting Sioux also led in eight
team
categories ...
Hanging A Hundred: The 124 points scored in the win over Morningside
was
the second-highest total in school history. UND’s 109-point ouput
against Minnesota-Morris this season is the fifth-highest all-time.
The
Fighting Sioux have reached the mark seven times this season, second
only to last season’s record eight appearances. UND has reached
the
100-point mark 39 times in school history, including at least once
the
past eight seasons. Here are the top five all-time scores:
•UND 131, Mayville State 41, 11-25-97
•UND 124, Morningside 86, 2-5-99
•UND 110, Wayne State (NE) 36, 12-29-89
•UND 110, St. Cloud State 55, 1-2-94
•UND 109, Minn.-Morris 54, 12-12-98
•UND 109, South Dakota 49, 1-31-98
Notes: After scoring the season-high 30 points against St.
Cloud State,
Pudenz is in 11th place in the all-time scoring chart with 1,166 points
... She is second all-time in assists (515) and in career steals (201)
... Pudenz, after making five three-point field goals against South
Dakota, is third all-time in that category (161) ... She also has
a
career-high 185 assists ... Kami Winger is ninth in career points
(1,215) and is third in rebounds (881) ... She is also fourth in free
throws made (281) ... UND’s senior class has won 111 of its 123
games,
91 of its last 100 and 49 of the last 50 ... UND’s senior class
has won
100-or-more games the past three seasons ...
Crouse is first at UND in the following categories:
•field goals made, 891
•field goals attempted, 1,418
•field goal percentage, 62.8%
•free throws made, 418
•free throws attempted, 563
•points, 2,201
•rebounds, 1,083
•blocked shots, 477
Polls: The Fighting Sioux were ranked first in this season’s
10th
WBCA/USA Today poll.
200 and Counting: The Fighting Sioux have made a three-point
field goal
in 242 consecutive contests. The last time UND did not make a
three-point field goal was in a 61-59 win at North Dakota State on
Feb.
23, 1991.
UND Head Coach Gene Roebuck: One of the most successful coaches
in
basketball with a record of 303-52 (.854), Roebuck ranks third among
active NCAA Division II coaches in winning percentage. Roebuck, who
is
in his 12th season, is assisted by Darcy Deutsch, Sheri Kleinsasser
and
Tiffany Pudenz. UND has won six NCC titles during his reign.
Broadcast: The Fighting Sioux basketball games are broadcast
via the
Fighting Sioux Radio Network. KCNN-AM (1590) in Grand Forks serves
as
the flagship station. Jim Bollman serves as the play-by-play voice
while
Scott Swygman offers color commentary.
NCC Numbers: North Dakota ranks first in the following categories:
•Scoring offense, 90.8 ppg
•Scoring margin, +22.3 ppg
•Three-point field goals per game, 7.61
•Field goal percentage, 46.1%
•Field goal percentage defense, 37.1%
•Rebound margin, +9.8
•Assists, 22.61 apg
•Blocked shots, 6.56 bpg
The Fighting Sioux have the following individuals ranked in the top
15:
•Jenny Crouse
blocked shots, 1st, 4.94 bpg
scoring, 1st, 20.7 ppg
rebounds, 1st, 10.4 rpg
field goal percentage, 2nd, 56.7%
free throw percentage, 6th, 81.5%
•Jaime Pudenz
assists, 1st, 6.56 apg
free throw percentage, 3rd, 86.7%
3-point field goals per game, 3rd, 2.22
3-point FG percentage, 5th, 41.7%
steals, 6th, 1.89 spg
scoring, 10th, 14.9 ppg
•Katie Richards
3-point FG percentage, 1st, 47.2%
3-point field goals per game, 2nd, 2.47
scoring, 4th, 18.1 ppg
rebounds, 7th, 8.2 rpg
FG percentage, 9th, 48.7%
•Kami Winger
rebounds, 3rd, 9 rpg
field goal percentage, 5th, 53.4%
scoring, 15th, 12.6 ppg
•Jenny Hoffner
steals, 8th, 1.78 spg
3-point field goals per game, 9th, 1.56
NCAA Stats: Crouse is second in the nation in blocked shots
in the
latest NCAA Division II statistical release.
Here are the UND numbers:
Jenny Crouse
Blocked shots, 2nd, 4.7 blocks per game
FG percentage, 9th, 60.9%
Scoring, 27th, 19.3 points per game
Jaime Pudenz
Assists, 5th, 6.9 per game
Katie Richards
Three-point FG percentage, 7th, 47.2% (58x123)
Scoring, 41st, 18.3 points per game
Women’s Team
Scoring offense, 1st, 91.6 ppg
Rebound margin, 2nd, +11.9 rpg
Won/loss percentage, 3rd, 96%
Field goal percentage, 4th, 48.4%
Three-point field goals per game, 4th, 3.1 per game
Scoring margin, 5th, 25.2 ppg
Three-point field goal percentage, 8th, 39.7%
And ...: Crouse’s 135 blocked shots are the second-most
in school
history, trailing her 145 last season ... She is the only player in
history to score 500-or-more points in four seasons ... Pudenz' 185
assists are fourth-best in school history ...
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